GERBIL is a valid Scrabble word — 9 points
Yes. GERBIL is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 9 points in Scrabble and 12 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept GERBIL?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
|---|---|
| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 31 / 100
Our own measure of how useful GERBIL is to know. It scores 9 from 6 tiles, takes 1 hook, and its letters make up 6.0% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for GERBIL
Front hooks — 0
None.
Back hooks — 1
gerbilsChecked against OSPD, TWL, CSW, WWF. Takes an S, so it hooks onto plurals easily.
How GERBIL scores
Face value of the 6 tiles in GERBIL, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| g | 1 | 3 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| b | 1 | 2 |
| i | 1 | 9 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
Drawing exactly these 6 tiles as an opening rack: 1 in 76,649.
What does GERBIL mean in Scrabble?
noun
A small, furry desert rodent with long hind legs, often kept as a pet.
Gerbils live naturally in the dry regions of Africa and Asia, where they dig burrows and hop on their back legs to escape danger. The kinds sold as pets are usually the Mongolian gerbil, which is lively, curious and easy to keep in a tank with deep bedding for tunnelling. Children often meet the animal in a classroom or a family home. The name is a shortened form of the older spelling gerbille, taken from French.
How GERBIL is used
Everyday word; mainly met in talk of pets and of small desert animals.
- The gerbil spent the whole night digging in its sawdust.
- Our class adopted a gerbil and named it Biscuit.
- A wild gerbil can leap surprisingly far on its hind legs.
- She fed the gerbil a few sunflower seeds.
- The gerbil stood upright and sniffed the air.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of GERBIL and 5 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with GERBIL
3 longer words begin with GERBIL.
Shorter words from the letters in GERBIL
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Common questions about GERBIL
- Is GERBIL valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts GERBIL, where it scores 12 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is GERBIL worth?
- GERBIL is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends.
- What does GERBIL mean?
- A small, furry desert rodent with long hind legs, often kept as a pet.
- What letters can be added to GERBIL?
- GERBIL takes 1 hook: 0 in front and 1 at the end.
Every word you can build from the 6 letters of GERBIL:
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